AEW Pay Per View Numbers Doing Well
AEW pay-per-view event numbers are doing well.
AEW CEO Tony Khan announced on Twitter that last night’s Forbidden Door event is the largest grossing gate in company history, bringing in over $1.2 million dollars. That number would also make Forbidden Door one of the top 3 biggest gates in the history of pro wrestling events in Canada.
Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer also reported that AEW’s upcoming ALL IN event in London has sold over 66,000 tickets for an estimated gate of $8.3 million dollars. This number would make ALL IN the largest paid attendance for a pro wrestling event since WrestleMania 32 in Dallas.
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Roman Reigns Crosses WWE Championship Milestone
Roman Reigns is now the 5th longest-reigning champion in WWE history, having been the WWE Universal Champion for 1,030 days and counting.
Reigns passed Pedro Morales last Saturday, who held the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for 1,027 days.
Reigns will need to hold on to the title for another 208 days to pass Bruno Sammartino and become 4th on the list of longest championship reigns in WWE history.
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AEW Affected by Injury and Illness at Forbidden Door
Bryan Danielson will miss 6 to 8 weeks of in-ring action following an injury suffered in his victory at AEW Forbidden Door.
Danielson revealed during the post-event media scrum that he suffered a fractured forearm during the match when Okada gave him an elbow drop with about 10 minutes left in the match.
Adam Cole missed Forbidden Door entirely, and his scheduled opponent Tom Lawlor was given a different match against Serpentico.
Tony Khan revealed during the post-event media scrum that AEW officials made a determination that Adam Cole arrived with an illness that was unfortunately too severe to allow Cole to perform and potentially spread that illness to other performers.
Read More at WrestlingINC.com (Bryan Danielson) (Adam Cole)
Sheamus Named as Presenter for NHL Awards
WWE Superstar Sheamus will appear on television tonight, but NOT on WWE programming.
The former WWE Champion will serve as a presenter for the 2023 National Hockey League Awards, which airs live tonight at 8 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time.
Read More at WrestlingINC.com
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